Connacht Sport

Sweeping changes for ladies ahead of Rebel mission

by 21/02/20 2:25pm

The commitment of Mayo manager Peter Leahy to rotate his team selections throughout the course of the Ladies National Football League continues unabated, with no fewer than seven changes in personnel planned for Sunday’s fourth round clash away to Cork....

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Faithful visit offers a rare chance for Mayo hurlers

by 21/02/20 1:56pm

It’s over a quarter of a century since Mayo were mixing it with Tipperary, Waterford, Dublin and their likes in Division 2 of the National Hurling League and on Sunday they’ll play another one of the small ball’s traditional strongholds...

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Stiff test awaiting Mayo in Clones

As the 2020 National Football League season rolls into its second phase this weekend, barely the width of a cigarette...

Thursday, 20/02/20 - 2:42pm Read More

An afternoon with the alleycats

The best handball players in Ireland congregated in Mayo over the weekend for the Irish 4-Wall Adult Nationals. Mark Higgins...

Wednesday, 19/02/20 - 3:23pm Read More

Ballina girls are selected for Ireland

A pair of Ballina players have today been included in Ireland’s Under-18 Women’s XV squad which travels to Scotland for...

Tuesday, 18/02/20 - 11:58am Read More

Naughton runs for LGFA presidency

Sligo native Micheal Naughton has confirmed that he will contest the presidency of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) at...

Tuesday, 18/02/20 - 10:21am Read More

Mayo GAA teams up with local partners to raise health awareness

Mayo GAA has joined forces with both Mindspace Mayo and Croí, the heart and stroke charity, as its official health...

Monday, 17/02/20 - 1:51pm Read More

Hugh and Pat receive prestigious President’s Awards

Hugh Rudden from Ballyhaunis and Belmullet’s Pat Gorham were among the recipients of the prestigious GAA President’s Awards, which were...

Monday, 17/02/20 - 1:05pm Read More

Mayo make sweeping changes for Take 2 date with Deise

Having appeared as a second half substitute in their last outing against Dublin, Ciara McManamon returns to the Mayo team...

Friday, 14/02/20 - 3:14pm Read More

Six Nations break sees Ballina’s Heffernan return for Connacht

Ireland international Dave Heffernan has returned to the Connacht starting team to face Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground on Saturday....

Friday, 14/02/20 - 2:49pm Read More

Celtic on the crest of a wave

Following their trip to Glasnevin, where they got the better of Tolka Rovers, Castlebar Celtic are back on home turf...

Thursday, 13/02/20 - 2:10pm Read More

Horan needs more input from Mayo’s newcomers

For all the buzz around Mayo’s new faces, it was the experienced heads of Aidan O’Shea, Paddy Durcan and, in...

Tuesday, 11/02/20 - 3:41pm Read More

MacHale Park is not home-sweet-home for Mayo boss Leahy

  It’s not every Mayo manager who would rather his team didn’t play in MacHale Park, but then Peter Leahy...

Thursday, 06/02/20 - 3:30pm Read More

Experience could be the key for Mayo’s young guns

The country will go to the polls this Saturday in one of the most keenly-contested general elections of recent times,...

Thursday, 06/02/20 - 11:25am Read More

Breaffy to double up in Dingle

Mayo footballer Aidan O’Shea has been credited with much of the groundwork that is to see his own Breaffy GAA...

Wednesday, 05/02/20 - 12:11pm Read More

A golden night in Breaffy for Mayo Sports Stars awards

A capacity crowd of 500 people packed the ballroom of Breaffy House Resort on Friday last for a golden night...

Tuesday, 04/02/20 - 10:23am Read More

Sold out Mayo Sports Stars kicks off tonight

The countdown is nearly over for the golden jubilee Western People Mayo Sport Stars Awards, which will be held at...

Friday, 31/01/20 - 3:03pm Read More

Sligo captain Nicola embracing a fresh start

By Declan Rooney She may have been a latecomer to inter-county football, but new Sligo captain Nicola Brennan has taken...

Thursday, 30/01/20 - 10:13am Read More

Ballinrobe duathlon returns next month

By Mark Higgins Every February, Ballinrobe comes alive with athletes from all over Ireland flocking to the South Mayo town...

Thursday, 30/01/20 - 9:59am Read More

Golden night for Mayo Sports Stars

By Mark Higgins On the night of Saturday, January 30, 1971, the great and good of the Mayo sporting universe...

Tuesday, 28/01/20 - 5:34pm Read More